1 Corinthians 14:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. ”

• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And if they will learn anything - If anything has been spoken which they do not understand; or if on any particular subject they desire more full information, let them inquire of their husbands i...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Paul now lays down the rules. At present at their assemblies all are eager to speak in one way or another. But the edification of the Church is to be the governing principle. Two may speak in tongues...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  if . App-118. will . wish to. App-102. their . their own. husbands . App-123. at home . in (Greek. en) the home.

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  35. If they wish to learn any thing. That he may not seem, by this means, to shut out women from opportunities of learning, he desires them, if they are in doubt as to anything, to inquire i...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. For it is a shame for women to speak in the church - The Jews would not suff...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Let your women keep silence— "As to your women, let them keep silence in your assemblies: for it is not permitted them to discourse there, or pretend to teach: that no way suits the state of subjec...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. Women may say, 'But if we do not understand, may we not "ask" a quest...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  (e) Spiritual Gifts (iii) The Gift of Tongues subordinate to Prophecy The Apostle in this chapter deals with the abuse of the gift of tongues which characterised the Corinthians, and declares th...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  If they will learn any thing. — Better, if they are desirous to learn anything. They are not even to ask questions in public assemblies. They are to ask their husbands at home on every point on w...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 20 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP Is the first twenty-five verses of this chapter Paul gives his estimate of the comparative value of the two chief spiritual gifts: speaking with tong...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Order of Church Services 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Again the Apostle sums up his directions in two simple rules: 1. Let all things be done unto edifying; that is, to building up individual chara...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The apostle now submitted certain gifts to the test of love. Prophesying is desirable because it edifies others. Then as to Tongues. It was a gift that enabled men to speak to God, perhaps in prayer,...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (23) If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? (24) But...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And if they will learn anything ,.... If they are desirous of learning anything in relation to doctrine, duty, or discipline, and of improving their knowledge of divine things, which is very commend...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. Ver. 35. Ask their husbands ] Who therefore must dwell with them accordi...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Let your women , &c. The last clause of the preceding verse is by some critics, and among the rest Bishop Pearce, joined with this, so as to make this sense; as in all the churches of the saint...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Chapter 12 has shown the placing of every gift in its own place in the body by the Spirit of God. Chapter 13 insists on love as the pervading influence for unity and peace in the functioning of the b...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  On Spiritual Gifts. A. D.  57.       34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This must be understood of speaking to the congregation, for the instructing them, or speaking in the congregation to the minister, or any of the people, for her own instruction, for the woman might,...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Use Of Spiritual Gifts in the Gatherings of God's People (14:1-40). Having raised us up to heaven Paul now brings us abruptly back to earth as he continues to advise on the use of spiritual gi...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 14:1 . Follow after .—Taking up the thought of a “way,” 1 Corinthians 12:31 ; as this whole verse resumes the theme of 12, after the digression or episode of 13 “ P...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or does it refer to the manner in which men possessed of secondary...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 14:1-46 The gift of preaching superior to the gift tongues . 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity; literally, chase; pursue. The word is one of w...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Final regulations:

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 11:14 ; 1 Corinthians 11:6 ; 1 Corinthians 14:34 ; 1 Peter 3:7 ; Ephesians 5:12 ; Ephesians 5:25-27

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Talking in Tongues 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The need for spiritual guidance in the matter of tongues. The church of today is beset by a group of people who very dogmatically...

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• 1 Corinthians 14:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And even if they desire to learn anything — Still they are not to speak in public, but to ask their own husbands at home — That is the place, and those the persons to inquire of.

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